encumbrance, s.1Ualach m, muirín f, bac m, trillín m. To be an encumbrance to s.o., bheith mar bhuarach ar dhuine. Without (family) encumbrances, gan cúram (clainne). 2Jur: Cáin f ar oidhreacht. To free an estate from encumbrances, fiacha mpl eastáit a ghlanadh.